Football Manager 2009

**LFC-Zulu** · 09/06/2009, 8:14 PM

Can anyone provide me with a Limerick FC facepack? The link back there didn't work.

**niallsparky** · 10/06/2009, 4:25 PM

I've made a new LOI facepack in E-style. It includes all LOI clubs, all major free agents and some international stuff. Enjoy.

Download: http://files.filefront.com/Ireland+S.../fileinfo.html

**niallsparky** · 10/06/2009, 4:34 PM

How to add facepacks to your game:

Download from the link above.

These need to be added to a folder within the user data folder called 'graphics'. The folder may already be there or it may need to be created - do that if you need to. So for example in Windows XP it would be:

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2009\graphics\

Simply drag your extracted folder from step 1 into the graphics folder. Faces need to be within the 'graphics' folder but it does not matter exactly where they are placed. You can organise things into sub-folders to keep your faces neat. For instance you could have a 'faces' sub folder within 'graphics'. Within that you might have sub folders for the different coutries, then within those the different leagues, and so on. Graphics you've downloaded are often already in some sort of order too.

One thing to watch out for when organising are files called config.xml. These are vital and should not be mixed and matched. A set of .png graphics will come with a config.xml that is unique to them in the same folder. Make sure they stay together, in the same folder and that new png files or config.xml files are not added or overwritten into their folder.

**Rovers fan** · 10/06/2009, 8:52 PM

Have started playing fm09 again recently, probably the most enjoyable I've found it. In my second season (I'm managing bohs and QPR). I'm one game away from the champions league group stages with Bohs (lost the away leg 2-1). Meanwhile derry city beat ASSE 2-1 in the home leg of the last round of qualifying for the EURO Cup. Unfortunately the likes of Deegan and Murphy won't sign new contracts, but making the champs league might change their minds! The league is all over the shop atm. Shams have played 25 games whereas derry have played 19. I'm winning but not my that much as I have had some shaky performances. Injuries have been a c**t at times as well. I was missing my 4 strikers at one stage. After rejecting a rake of bids for jayo Byrne, I eventually sold him for 375k. I brought in Burgess and Farren but the latter has been absolutely muck.

Finished mid-table last season with QPR. Got a waaaay smaller budget this season but have a good squad (rakes of random foreigners included!) so hopefully I can make a push for promotion even though the bookies have me at 40/1 for the title.

edit: Yee haw, qualified for the group stages

Had 9 games in 24 days though!!

**Dunny** · 10/06/2009, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by niallsparky

I've made a new LOI facepack in E-style. It includes all LOI clubs, all major free agents and some international stuff. Enjoy.

Download: http://files.filefront.com/Ireland+S.../fileinfo.html

Just on the Dundalk Facpack, It's Michael Coburn, not Cobern.

**gufc2000** · 10/06/2009, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by niallsparky

How to add facepacks to your game:

Download from the link above.

These need to be added to a folder within the user data folder called 'graphics'. The folder may already be there or it may need to be created - do that if you need to. So for example in Windows XP it would be:

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2009\graphics\

Simply drag your extracted folder from step 1 into the graphics folder. Faces need to be within the 'graphics' folder but it does not matter exactly where they are placed. You can organise things into sub-folders to keep your faces neat. For instance you could have a 'faces' sub folder within 'graphics'. Within that you might have sub folders for the different coutries, then within those the different leagues, and so on. Graphics you've downloaded are often already in some sort of order too.

One thing to watch out for when organising are files called config.xml. These are vital and should not be mixed and matched. A set of .png graphics will come with a config.xml that is unique to them in the same folder. Make sure they stay together, in the same folder and that new png files or config.xml files are not added or overwritten into their folder.

I've downloaded it but can't install it....I've followed the above steps but no sign of it when I start the game

**dfclilywhite** · 10/06/2009, 11:41 PM

Originally Posted by gufc2000

I've downloaded it but can't install it....I've followed the above steps but no sign of it when I start the game

In preferences make sure you untick use skin cache and tick always reload skin on confirm.

**gufc2000** · 11/06/2009, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by dfclilywhite

In preferences make sure you untick use skin cache and tick always reload skin on confirm.

Sound

**LFC-Zulu** · 12/06/2009, 11:53 PM

I love you Niall.

**Infadel** · 18/06/2009, 1:48 PM

with regards to the new facepack do I have to put the file into graphics folder or can I put it into Skins folder

**niallsparky** · 18/06/2009, 6:56 PM

Originally Posted by Infadel

with regards to the new facepack do I have to put the file into graphics folder or can I put it into Skins folder

Has to be graphics afaik.

**niallsparky** · 18/06/2009, 9:35 PM

**gufc2000** · 19/06/2009, 8:38 AM

Came close with to getting to the CL group stages with Galway Utd. Got beaten on away goals by CFR Cluj, so had to make do with the Europa Cup group stages

**eamo1** · 19/06/2009, 3:12 PM

I lost on Peno's to Porto in the third qualifying round with Galway Utd before,i nearly cried

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Im about to get the sack from Southend.Lost the Playoff final 7 freakin 0 and the new season hasnt started well.Freddie Eastwood was great but couldnt score in a brothel now

.Anyone recommend a decent striker in the 500k-1 million bracket??

**gufc2000** · 19/06/2009, 8:14 PM

Originally Posted by eamo1

I lost on Peno's to Porto in the third qualifying round with Galway Utd before,i nearly cried

.
Im about to get the sack from Southend.Lost the Playoff final 7 freakin 0 and the new season hasnt started well.Freddie Eastwood was great but couldnt score in a brothel now

.Anyone recommend a decent striker in the 500k-1 million bracket??

What season are you in?

**eamo1** · 20/06/2009, 11:24 AM

Im up to season 2013/14 now.Alan Murphy is nearly on his last legs,thats how old it is

.Look for C.B's called Rossi Jarvis from Cork and Luke Evans from Drogs,buy them for Galway Utd and they will sort your defence out.Play Iarlaith Daveron as a striker and he will bang them in for you.

**gufc2000** · 20/06/2009, 10:39 PM

Originally Posted by eamo1

Im up to season 2013/14 now.Alan Murphy is nearly on his last legs,thats how old it is

.Look for C.B's called Rossi Jarvis from Cork and Luke Evans from Drogs,buy them for Galway Utd and they will sort your defence out.Play Iarlaith Daveron as a striker and he will bang them in for you.

I signed Stephen O'Donnell and Roy O'Donovan on frees, and they've been excellent

**dfclilywhite** · 21/06/2009, 5:18 PM

Won the league in 2010. Alan Murphy was deadly in the first half of the season. Michael Daly was brillaint aswell.

Derry lost their last four games.

**MMVIII** · 22/06/2009, 5:24 PM

Originally Posted by niallsparky

Coincidence anybody?

**thischarmingman** · 05/07/2009, 6:56 PM

Just got FM back working again after 6 weeks without it. Sat down and spent about 2 hours wading through help forums to get the problem sorted.

Anyway can anyone recommend a good creative midfielder/right-back/left-back for my Derry City team? I'm in season 2010, with a budget of �1.1M.